Bed frame support



May 10, 1966 N. LESKIN ETAL 3,249,953 BED FRAME SUPPORT Q Filed July 10. 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 VENTORS flaf A64 n ATTORNEYJ May 10, 1966 N. LESKIN ETAL BED FRAME SUPPORT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July L0, 1963 United States Patent 3,249,953 BED FRAME SUPPORT Nathan Leskin, 2607 Fairhill St., and Meyer Karlm, 2110 Fanshawe St., both of Philadelphia, Pa.

Filed July 10, 1963, Ser. No. 294,119 1 Claim. (Cl. -285) The present invention relates to bed frame supports and more particularly to supports for the so-called Hollywood type of bed whereinthe frame supports a box spring and mattress, with or without a headboard, and with or without footboards.

A purpose of the invention is to construct a bed frame support from tubular elements rather than continuous length angles for supporting box springs and mattresses.

A further purpose is to directly support the box spring from the transverse tubular elements as well as the longitudinal tubular elements.

A further purpose is to provide a support having longitudinal and transverse elements in the same plane.

A further purpose is to locate the transverse tubular elements directly under the end panels of the box spring so that the box spring is supported on all four sides.

A further purpose is to provide stays fastened along the longitudinal tubular elements to prevent the box spring from slipping sideways off the frame.

A further purpose is to provide a box spring support which can be broken down into three foot lengths which can be shipped as a package through the mails.

A further purpose is to construct the legs of tubular elements integral with either the longitudinal support elements or the transverse support elements.

A further purpose is to eliminate interference between the headboard and the transverse element.

A further purpose is to provide a mounting angle at each of the forward or head corners of the frame to prevent the box spring from sliding forward and at the foot corners if a footboard is desired.

A further purpose is to provide telescoping arrangements in the transverse and longitudinal elements with matching holes in the elements wherein a screw can be inserted to keep the telescoping elements fixed in relation to one another.

A further purpose is to provide a simple, light, portable bed frame support which can be assembled with a minimum of four set screws for all sizes of said frames.

A further purpose is to form the legs from tubular transverse and longitudinal elements.

A further purpose is to provide a tubular bed frame support which has a headboard bracket offset from the legs so that a caster has clearance to rotate to make the bed movable.

A further purpose is to use sleeves to position the legs with respect to one another.

Further purposes appear in the specification and in the claim.

In the drawings we have chosen to illustrate a few only of the numerous embodiments in which our invention may appear, selecting the forms shown from the standpoints of convenience in illustration, satisfactory operation and clear demonstration of the principles involved.

FIGURE I is a perspective view of the assembled box frame support of the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary partially sectioned top plan view of the frame of the invention.

FIGURE 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of FIG- URE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a section taken on the line 44 of FIG- URE 2.

FIGURE 5 is a section taken on the line 55 of FIG- URE 2.

3,249,953 Patented May 10, 1966 FIGURE 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of FIG- URE 5.

FIGURE 7 is an endvelevation of a modified leg of the invention.

FIGURE 8 is a top plan view of the leg of FIGURE 7.

FIGURE 9 is a perspective view of a further modified leg of the invention.

FIGURE 10 is a top plan view of the leg of FIG- URE 9.

FIGURE 11 is a vertical section taken on the line v 11-11 of FIGURE 10.

FIGURE 12 is a plan section taken on the-line 12-12 of FIGURE 11.

Describing in illustration but not in limitation and referring to the drawings:

Box spring supports for the so-called Hollywood type of bed have been widely used ,to provide support to a box spring and mattress arrangement. These frames can be used without a headboard or in combination with a headboard or headboard and footboard. In the prior art the frame has been constructed in most instances of steel angles which run longitudinally of the bed and support the box spring along the side or longitudinal elements. Transverse angles are used in a plane below the longitudinal elements to support the longitudinal elements in spaced relationship to one another whereby the longitudinal elements securely grasp the bed support. Legs have been formed fromsegments separate from the transverse and longitudinal elements and are fastened thereto by welding, bolting, or riveting.

Because of the angle construction and the difficulty of providing a ready splice to the angle, the longitudinal elements of the prior art frames have been always in one piece. Hence, in most instances, these elements have been 5 /2 feet or longer and have been diificult to handle' and are prohibited from being shipped through the mails, since maximum mailing measurements are 72 inches,

length and girth with a weight limitation of 20 pounds,

instance, can be shipped through the mails.

The frame of the invention can be readily assembled by merely joining segments and inserting self-tapping screws. The legs are formed integrally from the support elements and are held in supporting relationship to one another by a sleeve arrangement.

Considering the forms shown in the drawings and referring to FIGURE 1, we show a frame 20 having transverse elements 21 and longitudinal elements 22. The longitudinal elements 22 have legs 23 and 24 and the transverse elements 21 have legs 25 and 26. The longitudinal elements comprise sections 27 and 28 which as seen in FIGURE 2 comprise a joint having a reinforcing element 30 which extends into elements 27 and 28 in a tight fit to effectively secure the elements in a longitudinal relationship.

The reinforcing element 30 is welded at 31 to element 27 and extends into element 28. A self-tapping thumb screw 32 extends into a hole 33 in tube 28 and a hole 35 in reinforcement element 30. Thus, by engaging element 28 over reinforcing element 30 into an abutting position at 36 with element 27 and then tapping screw 32 and then turning screw 32 into the aligned holes 33 and 35, the longitudinal segments are effectively joined into one long This package can be readily transported without special handling, and for' segment. It will also be noted that the screw 32 not only fixes the segments longitudinally but fixes them rotationally with respect to each other so that the legs 23 and 24 extend in the same direction.

Stays 38 are welded or otherwise attached preferably at suitable spaced distances along the longitudinal elements 22 and for instance can be three in number. The stays conform in cross section to a U having one leg shorter than the other. A straight portion 40 extends tangentially along the tube vertically upward and a curved portion 41 conforms to the circumference of the tube at the lower portion. The stay 38 is welded or otherwise attached at its leg 42 to the tube. It will be noted that leg 42 as seen in FIGURE 3 ends well below the top of the tube at 45.

A collar comprising parallel extending open end cylinders 51 and 52 are welded together at 53 as best seen in FIGURE 6 to receive the legs 24 and 25. The cylinder 52 is suitably fixed to leg 25 as by welding so that when the frame is disassembled, the collar remains affixed to the leg. A headboard bracket 55 in the form of an angle is welded along one leg at 56 to the cylinder 51. The leg 57 of the bracket has slots 58 to receive bolts or other fasteners from the headboard (not shown). It will be seen that the bracket is offset from the cylinders 51 and 52 to provide for adequate clearance for the rotation of a caster 60 or the like which is inserted into the bed frame at the bottom of the legs.

The transverse members 21 comprise telescoping sections 61 and 62 where preferably the element 61 telescopes within the element 62 as best seen in FIGURE 2, and is held in fixed relationship by a threaded self-tapping screw 63. The screw passes through aligned holes 65 and 66 in the telescoping elements 61 and 62 to hold the elements in aligned relationship. Where desirable there may be a plurality of holes in element 61 and a plurality of holes in element 62 whereby there may be obtained adjustable lengths of transverse elements by matching the holes and then inserting the self-tapping element 63. A similar arrangement may be used for the longitudinal elements.

It will be noted, as best seen in FIGURE 6, that the level of the transverse element 61 is at the same vertical position as the topmost point of longitudinal element 28. By virtue of this arrangement, the box spring is supported by the transverse elements as well as the longitudinal elements around its complete perimeter.

It will be seen that the bend to form the legs of the frame, as best seen in FIGURE 4, comprises an external circumference which is a 90 degree angle curve 67 which imparts a right angle turn to the tubing at a constant radius to form the leg. The internal bend at 68 is of a much smaller radius than the bend made to form bend 67 and is such that the innermost portion of the bend comes into contact with the external bend 67 at 70. This provides a strong and stable bend to form the legs and desirably is used in the construction of a bed frame of the invention.

The legs 23 and 24 having caster skirts 71 which fit into the legs at 72 and have a flange 73. The caster skirts 71 have an inner cylindrical opening 73 adapted to receive the stub shaft of a swivel caster 60.

In a modified arrangement of legs is shown in FIG- URES 7 and 8, a cylindrical sleeve 75 is welded at 76 to a leg 25 of a transverse element. The sleeve 75 receives the leg 24 of the longitudinal element as described above in the collar 50. A caster 60 is inserted into the leg 25.

In a further embodiment of the invention as shown in FIGURES 9 through 12 inclusive, the transverse leg 25 is flattened to form an arcuate segment 76 having layers 77 and 78. The flattened segment 76 is welded at its end at 80 to sleeve 81 to receive the leg of the longitudinal element 28 as shown in phantom in FIGURE 9. A suitable caster 60 is inserted in leg 24.

In the operatiorf' of the device, the transverse supports 21 are first assembled to the required width by matching holes 65 and 66 in elements 61 and 62 and then inserting self-tapping screw 63 into the matching holes and tightening up the screw. The longitudinal elements 22 are then assembled by inserting the reinforcing element 30 from element 27 into the free end of element 28 and then aligning holes 33 and 35 and then inserting and tightening self-tapping thumb screw 32. In the embodiment of FIG- URES 1 through 7, legs 23 and 24 of the longitudinal element are then inserted into sleeve 51 of collar 50. The casters 60 are then inserted into the caster skirt 73.

The box spring is then placed over the elements 21 and 22 into a position shown in phantom in FIGURE 1 where the stays 38 support the box spring from sideward movement on the frame. The box spring has little tendency to move longitudinally with respect to the frame considering that it is in bearing contact with the frame throughout its length. However, the bracket 55 acts to stop any forward movement of the box spring with respect to the frame.

In the alternative embodiments of the invention shown in FIGURES 7 and 8, on one hand, and in FIGURES 9 through 12, the longitudinal leg 24 or 23 is inserted into collar 81 or collar 75 in the manner similar to the insertion in the embodiment of FIGURES 1 through 7 and the caster is subsequently inserted into the leg.

In view of our invention and disclosure, variations and modifications to meet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilled in the art, to obtain all or part of the benefits of our invention without copying the structure shown, and we, therefore, claim all such insofar as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope of our claim.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a frame for supporting a box spring and a mattress, a pair of longitudinal tubular support elements composed of tubular segments in parallel spaced relationship, a pair of transverse tubular support elements composed of tubular segments in parallel spaced relationship, said longitudinal and transverse elements having integral therewith legs extending normally thereto, and a plurality of sleeves, each of said sleeves holding one of said legs on the longitudinal elements and one of said legs on the transverse elements in abutting, parallel relationship, said longitudinal elements and said transverse elements forming a rectangular support extending in a flat plane wherein said longitudinal elements are adapted to lie directly beneath the side beams of a box spring and said transverse elements are adapted to lie directly beneath the end beams of a box spring, a-pair of headboard brackets comprising angles extending parallel to said legs, each of said brackets being tied to one of said sleeves, and stays on the longitudinal elements adapted to extend above the support elements and retain a supported box spring on the frame.

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FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

R. D. KRAUS, Assistant Examiner. 

